| Alcohol and drugs can be a confusing
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| | that are repeated often enough do a
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| issue for kids. Drugs seem pretty cool in
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| | better job. Keep it light, and do it
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| the movies and on TV, and there's alcohol
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| | often.
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| and drug advertising everywhere:
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| | For older kids, choose an appropriate
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| prescription drugs for everything and
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| | moment - they don't respond well to "Now
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| anything, beer commercials, and liquor
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| | we have to have a serious talk about
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| billboards are all over the place.
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| | drugs." Maybe they're watching TV and
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| They're even advertised by the beer in
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| | there's a reference to drug rehab and
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| your own refrigerator and the pills
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| | Britney Spears or alcoholism or substance
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| bottles in your medicine cabinet. The
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| | abuse. Ask if they know what that's all
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| fact is that parents who set a good
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| | about, and clear it up. Always explain
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| example and educate their kids about the
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| | the family policy - we don't do that
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| dangers of alcohol and drugs can play a
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| | stuff because it can make us sick.
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| big part in keeping their kids free of
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| | Instead of waiting, create an
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| substance abuse that could lead to the
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| | opportunity. Ask, "What about all these
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| need for drug rehab.
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| | pop stars going into drug rehab?" Present
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| The average age a kid first tries alcohol
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| | the truth about alcohol and drug abuse,
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| is 11, and it's only 12 for marijuana.
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| | addiction and drug rehab, discuss it all
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| And that's just the average, which means
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| | you want, and again, clearly set out the
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| plenty start experimenting even younger.
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| | family policy.
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| And kids needing drug rehab have been as
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| | Role-playing can help kids learn how to
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| young as 10 or 12. But research shows
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| | avoid being sucked into trying drugs
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| that kids are 50 percent less likely to
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| | without looking like a dork to their
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| use drugs and alcohol if their parents
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| | friends. Get them to come up with ways
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| teach them about the dangers, early and
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| | they can tactfully refuse, and act them
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| well.
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| | out with you until they're comfortable.
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| How do you get your kids to listen to
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| | "No thanks, I don't drink beer, I have to
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| you? According to surveys, parents who
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| | stay in shape for baseball." or "No
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| listen to their children's feelings and
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| | thanks, let's (insert a favorite
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| concerns, and don't belittle them, have a
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| | activity) instead."
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| better chance of establishing the kind of
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| | Parents also need to find out about the
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| relationship needed to make kids
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| | local drug scene and be able to tell
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| comfortable about talking to them. Kids
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| | their kids what to expect. For example,
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| pay more attention, and parents find it a
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| | learn some of the terminology and how
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| lot easier to help them stay drug-free.
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| | local kids might get drugs. And teach
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| Choose information that suits a child's
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| | them that someone who says what they're
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| age and level of development. For a
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| | offering isn't really a drug is probably
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| 6-year-old, look for opportunities to
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| | lying. Always restate the family policy!
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| bring up the subject. Maybe they're
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| | And if you discover that your kid is
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| washing their hands or brushing their
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| | trying alcohol or drugs, find out how far
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| teeth or taking their vitamins. You can
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| | it's gone. If it's beyond the early
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| point out how that's one of the ways we
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| | experimentation stage, call a drug rehab
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| take care of ourselves to stay healthy,
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| | referral service and discuss it with a
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| but there are some things we shouldn't do
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| | professional counselor. They might need
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| because they're not good for us, like
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| | to get them into a drug rehab program
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| smoking or taking medicine you don't get
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| | fast before the situation gets even
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| from mom or dad. Short, simple statements
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| | worse.
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